Total Crime Rate
141.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St James Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Rainhill , and the 104th highest crime rate of 602 local areas in St. Helens .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around St James Road (L35 0PE) in the last 12 months was 141.3 per 1,000 residents and was 166.5% higher than the Rainhill average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 89.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St James Road (L35 0PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Owen Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blundell'S Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Rainhill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Owen Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heyes Mount | Under investigation |
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